On the Low

Only one major league player — New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter — reinforces his words of praise for Robinson with the financial support the foundation seeks.

The foundation asks for real money — to sponsor a four-year scholarship for a select number of students at $15,000 per year, or $60,000 total — to reach its goal of creating leaders for today and tomorrow instead of reflecting only on the accomplishments of yesterday.

Jeter doesn’t just sponsor a Robinson scholar. He endows a scholarship in his name, in perpetuity, at the $250,000 level. Every four years, when steroids and police rap sheets overwhelm sports, Jeter, silently, has put another kid through college.

that game was good --- til the f'n celtics won.
though i am finding my hatred for all things boston lessend now that i am not there.
ray allen has one of the most beautiful, just effortless shots i have ever seen.
yeah there are a lot of athletes who do really great things and it is not that publicized.

We need to have a discussion of this foundation thing, in addition to the word perpetuity. Tax policy that rewards this kind of manipulation affects the meaning of disinterested generosity which is the kind of charity worthy of mizvahs.

Not to say that I don't respect the giving, but he does make a salary of $18 million and has for a number of years. If he didn't invest with Madoff, he has a lot of money. If, for example, he gave 10% of his earnings, not an amount out of wack for people who support charitable endeavors, how much would that be.

Remember, these big earners use their donations to extend their power by not really paying taxes, which if they did would be used by the State to provide services and education to a much wider swatch of the population. So, in a way, even though he honors a great American, who by the way was not a supporter of the civil rights movement, the giving is quite elitist.